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Archibald 7th Laird Napier 1535–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 15 May 1608

Death Location: Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Alexander Napier

Mother: Dame Campbell

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In 1535, Archibald 7th Laird Napier entered the world in Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Alexander Napier And Dame Annabell Margaret Lady Capringtoun Campbell. Archibald 7th Laird Napier passed away in 1608 in Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1535, Archibald 7th Laird Napier entered the world in Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Alexander Napier And Dame Annabell Margaret Lady Capringtoun Campbell.
  • Archibald 7th Laird Napier passed away in 1608 in Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Archibald Napier's Ancestors

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Archibald Napier
1535–1608
Birth Place: Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Napier
1509–1547
Merchistown, Stirling, Scottland, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dame (Annabell Margaret Lady Capringtoun) Campbell
1514–1575
Glenwichy, Scottland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Napier 4th Laird of) Merchiston
1500–1548
Kilmahew, Dunbarton, Scotland
Janet (Lady) Chisholm
1483–1540
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Duncan (Campbell, 2nd Lord) Glenorchy
1476–1513
Aldie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Margaret (Addison Douglas of) Lochleven
1470–1527
Lochleven, Kinrosshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Merchiston
1449–1521
Catherine Douglas
1453–1499
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Archibald Napier's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Archibald 7th Laird Napier in Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland
Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland
1608
15 May 1608
Age 73
Death of Archibald 7th Laird Napier in Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland
Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1608
    Event Place: Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland

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